A - Human Necessities – 01 – K
Patent
A - Human Necessities
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K
119/79
A01K 5/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1163153
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An apparatus and method for managing a livestock feedlot by early separation of poorly performing animals. Incoming animals are marked with an identifying number, then are weighed and the number and weight are recorded. At a selected later date the animals are indivi- dually directed through a walk-through scale. As the weight is obtained, it is immediately compared to the initial weight. If weight gain is below a selected standard, an indicator light is displayed and a gate into a "cull" pen is automatically opened. If weight gain is above the standard, another indicator light is displayed and a gate into a "retain" pen is auto- matically opened. Some livestock, no different from others in appearance or other characteristics, do not gain weight rapidly enough to be profitably fed in a feedlot operation. The above reweighing after a short feeding period has been found to be effective in eliminating poorly performing animals. While the above method may be performed manually, greater speed, accu- racy and efficiency can be obtained where the different variables are sensed and entered into a computer system which can rapidly make the necessary calculations and comparisons to separate the animals on a continuous, rapid basis.
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Kirby Eades Gale Baker
Linseth Gerald S.
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